Armor block

These blocks are the icon of Space Engineers. They are the most basic building block in the game.

Armor Properties

All armor blocks conducts control commands, electricity and has randomly generated texture, that connects to other blocks. On small ships it has an edge length of 0.5 meters (0.125 m³ volume); on large ships its edge length is 2.5 meters (15.625 m³ volume). Each block has a PCU cost of 1 (2 on Xbox).

Block

A basic cube shape, airtight on all sides.

Light Armor Block

Heavy Armor Block

Half Block

Half-sized, combines well with the 2x1x1 Slope pieces.

Half Light Armor Block

Half Slope Light Armor Block

Corner

This is 1/6 of a default armor block and can be rotated to make more aesthetically pleasing ships or stations. They match up (as in, without seams) to slope armor blocks and inverted corner armor blocks, but not with standard armor blocks. This block is the most limited in terms of ability to weld to other blocks, as it can only be connected on three sides. Never airtight.

Light Armor Corner

Heavy Armor Corner

Round Armor Corner

Heavy Armor Round Corner

Slope

Half of an armor block, these blocks can double as steep, 45º angle ramps on stations or large ships. The blocks will match up (as in, without seams) to corner blocks and inverted corner blocks on its sides and match up to the default armor blocks its two square faces. This block can be welded to other blocks on four of its five sides. Airtight on its two backsides.

Light Armor Slope

Heavy Armor Slope

Round Armor Slope

Heavy Armor Round Slope

Inverted Corner

This is 5/6 of an armor block. These oddly shaped blocks allow for the completion of slanted ship designs, able to integrate with standard armor blocks on three sides, and slope or corner armor blocks from the other three sides. By using corners and inverted corners you can create bevelled corner "faces". Airtight on it's three square sides.

Light Armor Inv. Corner

Heavy Armor Inv. Corner

Round Armor Inv. Corner

Heavy Armor Round Inv. Corner

2x1x1 Blocks

Corners, slopes and inverted corners made of 2 blocks to create an angle of 25.656° instead of 45°. This allows objects to look better but also fits to blocks of half height like the air vent or small ship rotor.

Light Armor Corner 2x1x1 Base

Heavy Armor Corner 2x1x1 Base

Light Armor Corner 2x1x1 Tip

Heavy Armor Corner 2x1x1 Tip

Light Armor Inv. Corner 2x1x1 Base

Heavy Armor Inv. Corner 2x1x1 Base

Light Armor Inv. Corner 2x1x1 Tip

Heavy Armor Inv. Corner 2x1x1 Tip

Light Armor Slope 2x1x1 Base

Heavy Armor Slope 2x1x1 Base

Light Armor Slope 2x1x1 Tip

Heavy Armor Slope 2x1x1 Tip

Coloring Blocks

The default color patterns for blocks.

All blocks are able to be colored, and have a default color of Gray. The other presets, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, White, and Black (in two different shades each), can be selected when placing a block using the "Prev. Color" and "Next Color" keys (defaults: '[', ']'). See Building#Color for more information about coloring blocks.

Deformation

deformation and block integrity are factors in determining the relative strength and resistance to damage.

explosion/collision resist = integrity / deformation

The lower the deformation ratio, the stronger the block is against impact damage such as collisions and weapons. [Citation Needed]

See Weapons

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Light Armor

The light armor block is (as the name says) light, cheap and not very resistant. They are mostly used as a foundation for the ship/station, or for aesthetics, because connected faces at the same angle are seamless. For firepower protection, Heavy Armor is preferred.

Heavy Armor

As the name says, it's the heavier, sturdier and more expensive counterpart of Light Armor. Because of its mass, en masse usage is not recommended, as you will need to build more thrusters to maintain the acceleration power of the ship. For stations, the only downside remains its Steel Plate cost. To differentiate it from the light armor blocks, it has a camo pattern texture (see below).

Stats

Large Armor Blocks

Large Armor Block	Mass	Integrity	Deformation Ratio	Is Airtight
Light Armor Corner 2x1x1 Base	200 kg 200,000 g 200,000,000 mg 0.2 t	1,000		No
Light Armor Corner Square Block	140 kg 140,000 g 140,000,000 mg 0.14 t	700		Partially
Light Armor Corner Square Inv. Block	380 kg 380,000 g 380,000,000 mg 0.38 t	1,900	100 % 1	Partially
Light Armor Half Corner Block	120 kg 120,000 g 120,000,000 mg 0.12 t	600	100 % 1	No
Half Slope Corner Light Armor	60 kg 60,000 g 60,000,000 mg 0.06 t	300	100 % 1	No
Half Slope Corner Inv. Light Armor	460 kg 460,000 g 460,000,000 mg 0.46 t	2,300	100 % 1	Partially
Half Slope Inv. Light Armor	440 kg 440,000 g 440,000,000 mg 0.44 t	2,200	100 % 1	Partially
Light Armor Half Sloped Corner	220 kg 220,000 g 220,000,000 mg 0.22 t	1,100	100 % 1	Partially
Light Armor Half Sloped Corner Base	220 kg 220,000 g 220,000,000 mg 0.22 t	1,100	100 % 1	Partially
Light Armor Inv. Corner 2x1x1 Tip	320 kg 320,000 g 320,000,000 mg 0.32 t	1,600		Partially
Round Armor Inv. Corner	420 kg 420,000 g 420,000,000 mg 0.42 t	2,100		Partially
Light Armor Slope 2x1x1 Tip	140 kg 140,000 g 140,000,000 mg 0.14 t	700		Partially
Light Armor Sloped Corner	260 kg 260,000 g 260,000,000 mg 0.26 t	1,300	100 % 1	Partially
Light Armor Sloped Corner Base	400 kg 400,000 g 400,000,000 mg 0.4 t	2,000	100 % 1	Partially
Sloped Corner Light Armor Tip	100 kg 100,000 g 100,000,000 mg 0.1 t	500	100 % 1	No
Heavy Armor Corner Square Block	890 kg 890,000 g 890,000,000 mg 0.89 t	4,450	16 % 0.16	Partially
Heavy Armor Corner Square Inv. Block	2,260 kg 2,260,000 g 2,260,000,000 mg 2.26 t	11,300	32 % 0.32	Partially
Heavy Armor Half Corner Block	772 kg 772,000 g 772,000,000 mg 0.772 t	3,860	16 % 0.16	No
Half Slope Corner Heavy Armor	264 kg 264,000 g 264,000,000 mg 0.264 t	1,320	100 % 1	No
Half Slope Corner Inv. Heavy Armor	3,050 kg 3,050,000 g 3,050,000,000 mg 3.05 t	15,250	40 % 0.4	Partially
Half Slope Inv. Heavy Armor	2,930 kg 2,930,000 g 2,930,000,000 mg 2.93 t	14,650	32 % 0.32	Partially
Heavy Armor Half Sloped Corner	930 kg 930,000 g 930,000,000 mg 0.93 t	4,650	16 % 0.16	Partially
Heavy Armor Half Sloped Corner Base	990 kg 990,000 g 990,000,000 mg 0.99 t	4,950	16 % 0.16	Partially
Heavy Armor Sloped Corner	1,650 kg 1,650,000 g 1,650,000,000 mg 1.65 t	8,250	16 % 0.16	Partially
Heavy Armor Sloped Corner Base	2,780 kg 2,780,000 g 2,780,000,000 mg 2.78 t	13,900	40 % 0.4	Partially
Sloped Corner Heavy Armor Tip	496 kg 496,000 g 496,000,000 mg 0.496 t	2,480	100 % 1	Partially
Heavy Armor Inv. Corner	2,800 kg 2,800,000 g 2,800,000,000 mg 2.8 t	14,000	40 % 0.4	Partially
Heavy Armor Inv. Corner 2x1x1 Base	2,930 kg 2,930,000 g 2,930,000,000 mg 2.93 t	14,650		Partially
Heavy Armor Round Slope	2,900 kg 2,900,000 g 2,900,000,000 mg 2.9 t	14,500	40 % 0.4	Partially

Small Armor Block

Small Armor Block	Mass	Integrity	Deformation Ratio	Is Airtight
Half Heavy Armor Block	66 kg 66,000 g 66,000,000 mg 0.066 t	330		Partially
Light Armor Corner 2x1x1 Tip	20 kg 20,000 g 20,000,000 mg 0.02 t	100		No
Light Armor Inv. Corner	20 kg 20,000 g 20,000,000 mg 0.02 t	100	32 % 0.32	Partially
Light Armor Corner Square Block	20 kg 20,000 g 20,000,000 mg 0.02 t	100		Partially
Light Armor Corner Square Inv. Block	20 kg 20,000 g 20,000,000 mg 0.02 t	100	100 % 1	Partially
Light Armor Half Corner Block	20 kg 20,000 g 20,000,000 mg 0.02 t	100	100 % 1	No
Half Slope Corner Light Armor	20 kg 20,000 g 20,000,000 mg 0.02 t	100	100 % 1	No
Half Slope Corner Inv. Light Armor	20 kg 20,000 g 20,000,000 mg 0.02 t	100	100 % 1	Partially
Half Slope Inv. Light Armor	20 kg 20,000 g 20,000,000 mg 0.02 t	100	100 % 1	Partially
Light Armor Half Sloped Corner	20 kg 20,000 g 20,000,000 mg 0.02 t	100	100 % 1	Partially
Light Armor Half Sloped Corner Base	20 kg 20,000 g 20,000,000 mg 0.02 t	100	100 % 1	Partially
Light Armor Inv. Corner 2x1x1 Tip	20 kg 20,000 g 20,000,000 mg 0.02 t	100		Partially
Light Armor Slope	20 kg 20,000 g 20,000,000 mg 0.02 t	100	32 % 0.32	Partially
Light Armor Slope 2x1x1 Base	20 kg 20,000 g 20,000,000 mg 0.02 t	100		Partially
Light Armor Slope 2x1x1 Tip	20 kg 20,000 g 20,000,000 mg 0.02 t	100		Partially
Light Armor Sloped Corner	20 kg 20,000 g 20,000,000 mg 0.02 t	100	100 % 1	Partially
Light Armor Sloped Corner Base	20 kg 20,000 g 20,000,000 mg 0.02 t	100	100 % 1	Partially
Sloped Corner Light Armor Tip	20 kg 20,000 g 20,000,000 mg 0.02 t	100	100 % 1	No
Heavy Armor Corner Square Block	46 kg 46,000 g 46,000,000 mg 0.046 t	230	16 % 0.16	Partially
Heavy Armor Corner Square Inv. Block	86 kg 86,000 g 86,000,000 mg 0.086 t	430	32 % 0.32	Partially
Heavy Armor Half Corner Block	46 kg 46,000 g 46,000,000 mg 0.046 t	230	16 % 0.16	No
Half Slope Corner Heavy Armor	46 kg 46,000 g 46,000,000 mg 0.046 t	230	100 % 1	No
Half Slope Corner Inv. Heavy Armor	106 kg 106,000 g 106,000,000 mg 0.106 t	530	32 % 0.32	Partially
Half Slope Inv. Heavy Armor	106 kg 106,000 g 106,000,000 mg 0.106 t	530	16 % 0.16	Partially
Heavy Armor Half Sloped Corner	66 kg 66,000 g 66,000,000 mg 0.066 t	330	16 % 0.16	Partially
Heavy Armor Half Sloped Corner Base	66 kg 66,000 g 66,000,000 mg 0.066 t	330	16 % 0.16	Partially
Heavy Armor Sloped Corner	66 kg 66,000 g 66,000,000 mg 0.066 t	330	16 % 0.16	Partially
Heavy Armor Sloped Corner Base	106 kg 106,000 g 106,000,000 mg 0.106 t	530	32 % 0.32	Partially
Sloped Corner Heavy Armor Tip	46 kg 46,000 g 46,000,000 mg 0.046 t	230	100 % 1	Partially
Heavy Armor Inv. Corner 2x1x1 Base	106 kg 106,000 g 106,000,000 mg 0.106 t	530		Partially
Heavy Armor Slope	66 kg 66,000 g 66,000,000 mg 0.066 t	330	16 % 0.16	Partially

Update History

Update 01.056	Fixed unable to place sloped light armor blocks (texture crash)
Update 01.054	Fixed placing light armor block under interior light on platform
Update 01.048	Fixed armor models
Update 01.044	High quality armor textures (on 64-bit version)
Update 01.017.010	Heavy Armor rebalanced
Update 01.016.003	Heavy Armor introduced
Update 01.010.008	Fixed missing edges on block cubes
Update 01.002.014	fixed crash during deformation